The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-03-24

N tncenuiary. Mf. 68u8 mas Oceu Wttu u Uut
short time, having moved here from Leon
county about three mon ths ago. We regret to
hear Of his loss.
Jasper Courier We are informed that ].
p. Num- is respons,ble for the loss 10 ]. II. Lee
Of two farm buildiuga with stables attached.
and good deal Of fencing. 81. B. SILVER also
lost sixteen hundred pounds Of fertilizer. his
with some other farm stud. VIM Roebuck also
lost o good amount Of fencing Firing the
woods Is not only prejudcial to the land, bus b
an indictable offence II We are not mistaken
-DeFuniak Springs 0i1aal. DR.. A. Il. On.
lett our Director General. h still working night
and day 10 instruct, benefit and amuse, our citt-
has destroyed his mould-there will be no more
Gilletis. The Chautau4ua exercises continue
Interesting. and the attendance Of visitors from
abruad increasing. The Goshen Band continue
70 furnish the music. :. On Monday morning
last The body of Ned Smith, cOlOred, was found
near Chaitshoochee river, suppOsed 20 have
been killed by the south bound train the nighi
before. ~
-Tavares Herald As will be seen by refer
ence 10 the T., A d g. timetable, the rails have
been laid and trains now running regularly
10 Monrverde West Apopksl and the work il
being pushed forward. The time il now near at
hand when the T., A. & G. whistle will be blown
in The listening ears of the people Of MinneOa
and Clermont. The bodies inferred in the old
cemetery are being removed this week to the
new cemetery overlooking Lake Harris The
tact set aside for this purpose consists OF i've
acres. which has been decided 10 the town by
Major St Clair Abrams. The site IL pretty
one, and, II laid out according TO the original
design, can be made very attractive in appear
0nce-
Green Cove Spring: Clerk Bardin informs
Us that only three criminal cases are on the
docket for the coming session OF the Circuit
COuri, and but one oil those Is ready for trial.
Ten common law suits and seven chancery cases
are on the civil docket IA fat car belonging
10 the j., T. & K. W. road, loaded with hay,
was on the side track at Burlington b Wilson's
saw mill and caught fire from q spark about
noon ON Friday. The wind was very high and
the flames quickly passed TO the saw mill which
was burned down with all its machinery, and a
large quantity of lumber belonging TO the Nef
Bros, who were working the mill under lease
No insurance was held on any Of the property,
ans the whole will prove total loss
Bronson Times: A fearful wreck of the
north bound freight train occurred about FIVE
miles west of this place on Monday night, in
which the railroad company sustained loss of
probably 10000 The woods were on fire, and
had burned the timbers out for some thirty feet.
The smoke was 80 thick that the engineer
could not discern the fire ahead, and the engine
plunged headloDg into the flames, turning on
lis side, while several cars, loaded with cedar,
lumber and general freight, piled into the ditch.
The flames soon communicated 10 the wreck,
and the whole was consumed in a very short
space of time. The cars that remained on the
track were pushed away. and were saved The
wrecking train was called in, and had the
damages to the road repaired 10 time for the
mail train TO pass over 1t on Tuesday evening.
Sorrento Highland Press The meeting at
Fl Mason last Saturday, called for the purpose
OF taking steps TO form a new county of West
Orange have bQpn N informal affair
in which local jealousies and aspirations were
plainly shown. Each one of the towns struk-
81 ng 10 secure the seat of government is anx-
ious 10 draw the boundaries OF the new county
so as Ia place il in the centre. A resolution was
adopted calling another meeting 10 he held at
Fl Mason on Saturday, March 90, 1887. Each
voting precinct Is entitled 10 five delegates at the
meeting. :. .Snme of our Florida editors should
be better posted than to publish such items as
the one going the rounds that a man in Eustis
IL now shipping pears and receiving I'VE dollars
per crate. Florida is q pretty god State to
raise fruit, but it has not yet succeeded in grow
ing pears the year round
Cedar Key Gulf Vtw'. On Monday nigh
The new City Council met and organized, by re-
eleciIng Mr.. j. Ira Gore President by a unanit
nous vote. This is the third time Mr.. Gore has
been selected to Gil this position, and II he serves
until The expiration OF his present term will
make three years that he has presided over the
council. Mr.. Cure has been actively connected
with The city government ever since he became
a resident in 1875 He was nine years elected,
CITY clerk up Ia 1884, when he was elected Mayor
serving until March 1885, when positively de-
Ginning the denomination, he consented 10 run
as alderman. He was elected for two years, his
Term expiring on the 7ih inst. when he was
again elected for two years, to March 1889
That Mr. Gore has been faithful and efficient
officer, dischnrgiDg his duties with q conscien-
tous regard for The welfare of his constituents,
his continuance in Office speaks more forcibly
than anything we can say, especially 90, when
wea reminded that members of our city coun-
Gil serve without any compensation.
Lake City Citizen Bishop Weed, of Florida.
the Rev. DR.. Carter ofTaahassee, The Rev. Mr.
Bcknell. and Col. j. j. Daniel, of Jacksonville,
and Col. ID. L. FinlaysOn, of Monticello, consti-
tuiing the Diocesan Council for Florida, met IN
this city last Wednesday for the purpose of ar.
ranging for the service for the future of the
Episcopal Church at this place, and for the con-
hImaiion by The Bishop of class of five ladies
and iour gentlemen, namely, the two Misses
Simmons, Mrs. Moseley, Miss FIorie StOy and
Mis- Alice Pnsey. and Messrs. g. w. Cline, W.
r Ross, j. w. Gurganus and F. Jones. A large
congregation witnessed the impressive and in.
terrsing ceremony of confirmation. which fol-
lowed a most eloquent and instructive sermon
by The Bishop. The council authorized the
Bishop To supply the church at this place with as
little delay as possible. Lake City peas are
now quoted separately from the rest of the
Florida product, and the New York prices cur
rent show them 10 be esteemed there at about a
dollar per crate above others This is the best
teal OF superiority.
-Fernandna Mirror: At the annual meet
ing al the stockholders of the Florida Railway &
Navigation Company, held in this city on the
18th inst, the following were unanimously re-
elected directors: A ID. Bassnett jacksonville
W. E Bond, r. Fulton Cutting. E n DECKER.
son, z. II. Hartman, b s. Hennins. II. L. Hor-
of New York; F. w. Peck and c. l. Peck, oil
Chicago, and G. d. Willard, of Washington.
The recend destruction Of Mr.. Lawtey's factory
by FIRE. and the number OF buildings set on fire
by the sparks emphasizes the importance of the
provision by ordinance that all roofs shall be
painted and all new buildiDgs In the city limits
COVERED with metal or slate Pending the
rather plausible rumOrs afoat looking to the
c0niIol Of the Florida Railway u Navigation
system by the Plant syndicate, or the Richmond
Terminal, would it not be well for the other
roads 10 Florida-noiably the Jacksonville,
Tampa & Key West, with Its southern lines
20 promptly arrange, while the oppOr-
tuniiy sffrrs, for its Atlantic terminus ct the
derp- water harbor OF Fernandinai The Florida
Town improvement Company, we learn, are
ready 10 grant 10 this weli-equipped and well
managed road any facilities II may ask should It
desire an independent outlet 10 the sea by way
ofthis city.
Quincy Herad.' The little house used a. q
colUred Baptist Church, 10 the bottom, was
burned down last Tuesday night It 10 geper-
ally thought TO have been the work Of IN iDcen-
diary. There are two factions 10 the member
sbip. and moi long ago. preacher was deposed,